One of the most significant benefits to summer homeschool
is that there is a greater opportunity for creativity in lessons. When
lessons are creative and the atmosphere is stress-free, children are most
likely to develop a love of learning for it’s own sake.
During summer homeschool, lessons can be planned around
fun activities that are only available in the summer — farmer’s markets,
outdoor festivals, and water activities to name just a few.
You can even turn the family vacation into a lesson
effortlessly if you plan ahead. For example, a trip to Oregon’s Mount
Hood or Yellowstone Park can morph into a great lesson on volcanoes, National
Parks, ecology, botany or even conservation. Getting to and from your
destination opens up opportunity to discuss geography, transportation issues,
logistics and even math. A trip to the beach can encompass marine
biology, erosion, weather patterns and more — just one of the benefits of
summer homeschool not seeming like school at all!
Finally, the greatest benefit of summer homeschool is just
keeping those imaginations firing all year round. Children are natural
learners and any opportunity we have as parents and teachers to foster their
curiosity and inquisitiveness should not be passed up.
Give summer homeschooling a try this summer and watch
your kids’ imaginativeness and inventiveness grow by leaps and bounds!
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